Monthly Archives: June 2013

I’ve showed you the (mostly) finished built ins. We finally got some pictures hung (cough*a few weeks ago*cough) so here are some pictures of the room as a whole. The built ins still need their lights, but the rest of it is pretty darn close to being done!

Looking in from the great room

We actually didn’t have to buy anything for this room except for the lamp shade and the rug for the front door. That large suitcase was given to us by our friends Marcie and Joe. We had a couple that matched, and Marcie had two that matched those she wasn’t using.

From the hallway

A library card catalog is something I have wanted for a very long time, but they got hip and are often very expensive. We’re talking anywhere from $700 to $1,000 for one this size. I got lucky that a good friend who lives in Champaign found out that the Preservation and Conversation Association in Champaign County, Illinois was getting a shipment from the University of Illinois. A big shipment. So I called and put my name on the list and waited (impatiently) for a few weeks. Eventually I called to see if I would get one and they told me I was close enough on the list to consider that my call and to come get one! So Greer and I road tripped over to Danville, where we picked up my father in law and his truck and headed to Champaign to choose one! For a mere $107. AKA, a steal. Are the drawers full? Absolutely not. But you’d be amazed by how many small things don’t have a given home. Like flashlights and batteries and chip clips and lighters and … you get the idea.

The to do list in this room actually only includes adding the lights to the front of the bookshelves. Which is pretty awesome, if you ask me.